Jeremiah 1:1 The words1697 of Jeremiah3414 the son1121 of Hilkiah,2518 of the priests3548 that were in Anathoth6068 in the land776 of Benjamin:1144 cr 2 To whom the word1697 of the LORD3068 came in the days3117 of Josiah2977 the son1121 of Amon526 king4428 of Judah,3063 in the thirteenth7969 6240 year8141 of his reign.4427 cr 3 It came also in the days3117 of Jehoiakim3079 the son1121 of Josiah2977 king4428 of Judah,3063 unto the end8552 of the eleventh6249 6240 year8141 of Zedekiah6667 the son1121 of Josiah2977 king4428 of Judah,3063 unto the carrying away1540 2794 of Jerusalem3389 captive1540 in the fifth2549 month.2320 cr

Jeremiah 1:4 Then the word1697 of the LORD3068 came unto me, saying,559 cr 5 Before2962 I formed3335 thee in the belly990 I knew3045 thee; and before thou camest forth3318 out of the womb7358 I sanctified6942 thee, and I ordained5414{Heb. gave} thee a prophet5030 unto the nations.1471 cr 6 Then said559 I, Ah,162 Lord136 GOD!3069 behold, I cannot3045 speak:1696 for I am a child.5288 cr

Jeremiah 1:7 But the LORD3068 said559 unto me, Say559 not, I am a child:5288 for thou shalt go3212 to all that I shall send7971 thee, and whatsoever I command6680 thee thou shalt speak.1696 cr 8 Be not afraid3372 of their faces:6440 for I am with thee to deliver5337 thee, saith5002 the LORD.3068 cr 9 Then the LORD3068 put forth7971 his hand,3027 and touched5060 my mouth.6310 And the LORD3068 said559 unto me, Behold, I have put5414 my words1697 in thy mouth.6310 cr 10 See,7200 I have this day3117 set6485 thee over the nations1471 and over the kingdoms,4467 to root out,5428 and to pull down,5422 and to destroy,6 and to throw down,2040 to build,1129 and to plant.5193 cr

Jeremiah 1:11 Moreover the word1697 of the LORD3068 came unto me, saying,559 Jeremiah,3414 what seest7200 thou? And I said,559 I see7200 a rod4731 of an almond tree.8247 cr 12 Then said559 the LORD3068 unto me, Thou hast well3190 seen:7200 for I will hasten8245 my word1697 to perform6213 it. cr

Jeremiah 1:13 And the word1697 of the LORD3068 came unto me the second time,8145 saying,559 What seest7200 thou? And I said,559 I see7200 a seething5301 pot;5518 and the face6440 thereof is toward6440 the north.6828{Heb. from the face of the North} cr 14 Then the LORD3068 said559 unto me, Out of the north6828 an evil7451 shall break forth6605{Heb. shall be opened} upon all the inhabitants3427 of the land.776 cr 15 For, lo, I will call7121 all the families4940 of the kingdoms4467 of the north,6828 saith5002 the LORD;3068 and they shall come,935 and they shall set5414 every one376 his throne3678 at the entering6607 of the gates8179 of Jerusalem,3389 and against all the walls2346 thereof round about,5439 and against all the cities5892 of Judah.3063 cr 16 And I will utter1696 my judgments4941 against them touching5921 all their wickedness,7451 who have forsaken5800 me, and have burned incense6999 unto other312 gods,430 and worshipped7812 the works4639 of their own hands.3027 cr

Jeremiah 1:17 Thou therefore gird up247 thy loins,4975 and arise,6965 and speak1696 unto them all that I command6680 thee: be not dismayed2865 at their faces,6440 lest I confound2865{Or, break to pieces} thee before6440 them. cr 18 For, behold, I589 have made5414 thee this day3117 a defenced4013 city,5892 and an iron1270 pillar,5982 and brasen5178 walls2346 against the whole land,776 against the kings4428 of Judah,3063 against the princes8269 thereof, against the priests3548 thereof, and against the people5971 of the land.776 cr 19 And they shall fight3898 against thee; but they shall not prevail3201 against thee; for I am with thee, saith5002 the LORD,3068 to deliver5337 thee. cr